%0 Journal Article
%T Balance measures of mini and brief balance evaluation system tests for Iranian population
%J Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene
%D 2024
%A Nakhostin-Ansari, Amin
%A Naghshtabrizi, Nima
%A Mohammadzadeh, Maryam
%A Naghdi, Soofia
%A Delavari, Farnaz
%A Khalifeloo, Maedeh
%A Vezvaei, Payam
%A Ansari, Noureddin Nakhostin
%V 65
%N 1
%P E83-E92
%X INTRODUCTION: Falling is a serious problem for all ages. There are several tests to assess balance. Mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest are balance tests for which there are no normative values for Iranian people. We aimed to provide the normative values of mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest among healthy Iranian adults. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional study was designed. Three hundred healthy adults (150 males and 150 females) in six age groups (18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, +70 years) completed the tests using Persian mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest. Normative values were calculated for age groups. <br><br>RESULTS: Normative values of mini-BESTest and brief- BESTest decreased significantly with age (from 27 to 21.9 for mini-BESTest and from 22.9 to 15.4 for brief BESTest). There were no significant differences between genders except for females in 30-39 and 40-49 years age groups which scored better on brief-BESTest and mini-BESTest, respectively. Males had significantly scored better in brief- BESTest in 60-69 and ≥ 70 age groups. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The normative values of the mini-BESTest and brief-BESTest provided for healthy Iranian adults can help clinicians when assessing subjects with balance dysfunction.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Pacini Editore
%@ 1121-2233
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2024.65.1.3051